geographer

noun

ge·​og·​ra·​pher jē-ˈä-grə-fər 

: a specialist in geography

Examples of geographer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meteorology lecturer and geographer Jordan McLeod spent the past several years of his career at the University of South Alabama, which is in the bulls-eye. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Speakers so far include Bharath Ganesh Babu, a geographer and professor at Valparaiso University; Christina Davis, a lecturer at Valparaiso University; and Nicole Harmon, director of wildlife rehabilitation for Humane Indiana. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Subscribe now » Contributing Writer Sarah Melotte is a geographer and journalist whose work focuses on rural America. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

At the time, lawmakers had hoped that ethanol would have a smaller climate effect than gasoline, says Holly Gibbs, a geographer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who studies land use. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 22 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

see geography

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for geographer

• bibliographer
• choreographer
• lexicographer
• oceanographer
• radiographer
• biographer
• demographer
• ethnographer
• hydrographer
• lithographer
• photographer
• topographer